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W. H. TAPPEY, W. c. LUMSDEN, AND ALEXA NDER STEEL, or' PETERS- BUnG, vinGINIA.

Letters Patent No. 91,985, dated June 29, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOBACCO-PRESSES.

To all whom Ait may concern Be it known that we, W. H. TAPPEY, W. C. LUMS- DnN, and ALEXANDER STEEL, of Petersburg, in the county of Dinwiddio, and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gompressing- Device; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new' and useful device designed to facilitate the operation of packing tohac co; and consists in a right and lefthand screw, which is-operated vby means of a. lever and double ratchetwheel and pawl, arranged as hereinafter more fullyrdescribed.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 represents an outsideyiew of the compressil1g-de\'ice attached to the band, as when in use.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of lig. 1, through the line x-:uf l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the box for containing the tobacco. Brepresents the sectional compressing-case around the box. v

G is the compressing-band around the case B.

D E represent the heads, one of which is attached to each end of 'the compressing-baud 0.

These heads are drawn toward each other bythe right and left-hand screw'F, working through suitable nuts g g, on the outside of the heads, as seen in the drawing. Y

h is a cogge'd wheel, fast on the shaft F, which acts as a double ratchet.

E I is a reversible pawl,pivot ed to fthe lever or pawlhandle J.

The handle turns freely on the screw, and either end of 'the pawlacts upon the teeth of the ratchet, revolvingthe'screw in eitherdireetion, according as the ratchet is used, thus tightening or loosening the band G, as may be desired.

By this arrangement, the screw is retained in any desired position.

Having thus described our invention,

XVhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The compressing-device, consisting of the band C, provided at each of its ends with the heads D E, operated by a right and left-hand screw, F, with nuts g,

cog-wheel H, pawl I, and pawl-handle J, all combined` I and arranged substantially as herein set forth.

' W. H. TAPPEY.

XV. C. LUMSDEN. ALEX. STEEL. Witnesses:

R. S. BROWN, F. J. TAyPEY. 

